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Ice and snow cover Interstate 26, early Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley again declared a state of emergency as emergency officials worried that as much as an inch of ice accumulating on trees and power lines Wednesday into Thursday could knock out powers to thousands, especially in the Midlands. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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Adam Beam poses for a photograph on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. Beam, 31, a government and politics reporter at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. Beam is being named the AP’s new Statehouse reporter in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/The State, Rich Glickstein)

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Ice and snow cover Interstate 26, early Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley again declared a state of emergency as emergency officials worried that as much as an inch of ice accumulating on trees and power lines Wednesday into Thursday could knock out powers to thousands, especially in the Midlands. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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A long line of South Carolina Department of Transportation dump trucks wait to be filled with sand on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. The DOT and others are preparing for the state's second winter storm in as many weeks. Forecasters say this storm systemcould include an ice storm. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

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Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel talks to reporters, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Michael Sam, Missouri's All-American defensive end, declared publicly on Sunday that he is gay and could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

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Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel talks to reporters, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Michael Sam, Missouri's All-American defensive end, declared publicly on Sunday that he is gay and could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)